PCC--Single Status

[thedude6752000 360]

My wife's passport lists her status as single, and although I told her many months ago that she would need to change it to married with her current address, when she went to change it they demanded her marriage cert, which was and is in America with me. She told me repeatedly that they would not change her passport with the original marriage cert, and further that she could not get another certified copy from the court (!). Now when she's going for the police cert, because her passport says single, the PCC will also say single. Will this be a problem? If so should we try to get her passport changed at all costs? It's just a bit of a pain now because she is moving to Mumbai at the end of the month, and the way things work in India get the police cert and the new passport will be difficult by then.

[blooms 63]

How about sending her the certified copy of the marriage license? Fedex it to her overnight shipping?

Your wife could confirm if they would accept the certified copy from you? I think this is the safest and fastest way before she moves out. I understand how you feel in sending original documents

Blooms

Edited June 2, 2014 by blooms

[Avery Cates 1,141]

An original copy of your marriage certificate can be got from your town hall or wherever they keep records in your town for like $10.

No reason not to send her one.

Edited June 2, 2014 by Avery Cates

[thedude6752000 360]

An original copy of your marriage certificate can be got from your town hall or wherever they keep records in your town for like $10.

No reason not to send her one.

You've obviously never tried to get anything done at an Indian court. She's never been allowed to come to the US, so our marriage cert is from there. The court people told her last time it was not possible to get a certified copy that the Passport Seva Kendr would accept, which is probably not true (but it's not uncommon at all to hear stuff like that from Indian court officials, especially if their palms have not been sufficiently greased). She just needed to keep going back day after day and bribe the right people to get it done, but she told me it was impossible and I got frustrated and told her not to bother. We had plenty of time, I should have just told her to keep trying. In any event, we have to get it done now.

[Avery Cates 1,141]

You've obviously never tried to get anything done at an Indian court. She's never been allowed to come to the US, so our marriage cert is from there. The court people told her last time it was not possible to get a certified copy that the Passport Seva Kendr would accept, which is probably not true (but it's not uncommon at all to hear stuff like that from Indian court officials, especially if their palms have not been sufficiently greased). She just needed to keep going back day after day and bribe the right people to get it done, but she told me it was impossible and I got frustrated and told her not to bother. We had plenty of time, I should have just told her to keep trying. In any event, we have to get it done now.

Hurricane Dude's gonna have to make it rain.

[bkghosh 121]

My wife's passport lists her status as single, and although I told her many months ago that she would need to change it to married with her current address, when she went to change it they demanded her marriage cert, which was and is in America with me. She told me repeatedly that they would not change her passport with the original marriage cert, and further that she could not get another certified copy from the court (!). Now when she's going for the police cert, because her passport says single, the PCC will also say single. Will this be a problem? If so should we try to get her passport changed at all costs? It's just a bit of a pain now because she is moving to Mumbai at the end of the month, and the way things work in India get the police cert and the new passport will be difficult by then.

The police certificate issued by the PSK does state Mrs XYZ w/o Mr. ABC etc. However, my wife never changed her passport to a married status, and at least in the Kolkata PSK they never hassled her for changing her passport. She did have to show a copy of her marriage certificate at the PSK though. If getting another certified copy is going to be difficult and take too long, at least try sending her a copy of the marriage certificate and let her try to get the PCC with a copy of the marriage certificate.

[Kat&Abhi 42]

My wife's passport lists her status as single, and although I told her many months ago that she would need to change it to married with her current address, when she went to change it they demanded her marriage cert, which was and is in America with me. She told me repeatedly that they would not change her passport with the original marriage cert, and further that she could not get another certified copy from the court (!). Now when she's going for the police cert, because her passport says single, the PCC will also say single. Will this be a problem? If so should we try to get her passport changed at all costs? It's just a bit of a pain now because she is moving to Mumbai at the end of the month, and the way things work in India get the police cert and the new passport will be difficult by then.

In bangalore they insisted that hubby update his passport with his current address and to add me as wife. They refused to even consider the PCC until this was done. Then after that was still a hassle. I wrote a whole post about our experience in Bangalore getting the PCC.

I would say fedex her a certified copy of your marriage certificate. in Ohio the court issues them for $5 per copy. once she has that in hand, then it will be easier for her to bribe them to see things her way.

we ended up paying a few bribes for the PCC just because the police wanted something, the PCC wanted something etc....nature of the beast

[aanu 7]

My passport is with my father's surname and i have not added my husband's name and not surname in my passport when i filled on line form i had mentioned that i am married and filled my husband's name in form . At passport seva kendra Delhi i had no problem just asked your husband's name is not in the passport but you have mentioned in the form you are married after that he didn't ask any thing. He put my case for police verification and it got done and with out any problem i got PCC with my husband's name .